David Fry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Paul Fry | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974-1976 | Weymouth | 12 | (0) |
| 1977–1983 | Crystal Palace | 40 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Gillingham | 49 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Torquay United | 30 | (0) |
| Fisher Athletic | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960)[1] is an English former professional football goalkeeper. Born in Bournemouth, he began his career at Weymouth as an amateur[1] and in January 1977 signed for Crystal Palace.[1] Fry was initially understudy to firstly, John Burridge and then Paul Barron but in the second half of the 1982–83 season, became first-choice goalkeeper after Barron left the club.[2] In July 1983, however, he was transferred to Gillingham[1] and later went on to play for Torquay United.[3]
After that, he moved into non-league football, playing for Cheltenham Town, Fisher Athletic and Yeovil Town in the Football Conference. In April 1991, he scored with a wind assisted drop kick for Yeovil in a 7–2 win in a league game against Slough Town.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 324. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. pp. 248–59. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 125–6. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
External links
[edit]- David Fry at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1960 births
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- English men's footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Footballers from Bournemouth
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English football goalkeeper stubs